Codex Palatinus
Codex Palatinus is a 5th-century manuscript of the Latin New Testament Gospels written on purple dyed parchment. It is designated by e or 2 in the Beuron register of Latin New Testament manuscripts. The text is a version of the Old Latin New Testament. Most of the manuscript was in the Austrian National Library at Vienna until 1919, when it was transferred to Trent, where it is now being kept in the Library of Buonconsiglio Castle.
Two leaves were separated from the manuscript in the 18th century. One is now in the library of Trinity College, Dublin, the other in the British Library in London.
Description
The manuscript is a codex, containing the text of the four Gospels written on 230 folios made of vellum. Similar formats are to be found with other Latin New Testament codices Vercellensis (a), Veronensis (b), Brixianus (f) Vindobonensis (i), and Purpureus Sarzanensis (j). The text is written in two columns, with 19-20 lines per page in gold and silver ink. It has numerous gaps. The Gospels follow in the so-called "Western" order: Matthew, John, Luke, Mark.; Current manuscript contents
The Latin text of the codex is basically African recension, but it has been strongly Europeanized. In it reflects ὁ ἐκλεκτός along with manuscripts,, א, b, ff, syr, syr.